131st Armored Division Centauro

The 131st Armored Division Centauro was an armored division of the Royal Italian Army and Italian Army that existed from 1939 to 1943 and from 1 November 1952 to 31 October 1986. During World War II, the division fought in Albania, Greece, and Yugoslavia before being sent to North Africa in August 1942, where it was forced to surrender to the Allies in May 1943. The division was rebuilt in 1952, and it existed until 1986.